[Shotimes] OT my mom's car

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

I hope it doesn't get that far.  She took it to her regular garage and 
they
"checked it out".  Didn't find anything out of ordinary.  But they did say
that it could lead to problems starting.  I figure it has to be some sort 
of
switch, or a short somewhere, that I could try fixing before she takes it
to the dealer, but don't have a clue where.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




"Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org> wrote on 09/01/2004 11:55:04 AM:

> Mike,
> 
> A friend of mine has a problem with the security system on her Malibu.
> It is worse than your mom's though, intermittently she has a no-start
> condition. Here's her workaround in her own words:
> 
> "Usually when that light goes on it means that it's going to eventually
> not start.  The way I fix it is by turning my key to the on position for
> 5 sec & then back off & then wait for about 10 minutes or until the
> anti-theft system light quits blinking and then it starts."
> 
> Hopefully your mom's problem doesn't get that severe before it's looked
> at, but I wanted to give you a heads up and potential worst case
> scenario. Good luck.
> 
> Justin
> 
> >>> <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com> 9/1/2004 9:20:45 AM >>>
> Sorry this is OT and not even about Fords, but I told my mom
> I would look into it before she takes the car into the dealer.
> Her mid 90's Grand Am has the Theft System light coming on.
> It used to be intermittent, but now it's on pretty much all of
> the time.  The owner's manual says that if it's on when you're
> driving the car, you should take it in for service.  Well it is,
> and she wants to take it in, but I figure maybe there's some-
> thing I could check that would be cheaper than having the
> dealer look at it.  This is the factory system, and I don't know
> anything about it.  Any help would be appreciated; as it is
> for my mom (playing for sympathy here).
> 
> 
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
> 
> -'95 White MTX
>    '96 Brake Upgrade
> 
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
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